Welcome to the first step in Westport’s Innovation Hub.
The Innovation Hub is the pathway for ideas, technologies and new approaches to be considered as part of Western Australia’s future container port and integrated infrastructure.
Please use this form to submit your product, concept or solution. When completing your submission, please make your description as clear as possible on what the innovation is and how it supports current innovation priorities.
Submissions that demonstrate alignment and potential impact are more likely to progress.
Westport reviews submissions monthly. Once reviewed, the Westport Innovation team will let you know if your idea will progress to further assessment, or if it’s not the right fit for Westport’s current priorities. There is no guarantee that ideas will progress beyond this stage.
Please ensure you have read Westport's privacy policy.
FAQs
No. Westport does not provide financial reward or funding for idea submissions. Progressing through the innovation process may lead to collaboration opportunities, but this does not constitute a commitment to procurement or funding.
Be as clear as possible about what your innovation is, how it works and how it aligns with Westport's innovation priorities. Submissions that demonstrate clear alignment and potential impact are more likely to progress.
We recommend not including commercially sensitive or confidential information at this stage. If your idea progresses, Westport will discuss appropriate arrangements for sharing more detailed information.
Yes. We welcome submissions from organisations of all sizes, including small businesses, start-ups, researchers and individuals.
There is no limit. If you have multiple ideas that align with different focus areas, we encourage you to submit them separately.
You will be notified that your submission is not currently aligned with our strategic priorities. Your submission will be retained and may be considered as Westport's priorities evolve, unless withdrawn in writing by email to enquiries@westport.wa.gov.au. Such retention of a submission will not affect or alter any of your existing intellectual property rights, all of which shall remain fully vested in you.
No. Submitting an idea through the Westport Innovation Hub is not a procurement process and does not guarantee any commercial engagement. Any future procurement will be conducted separately in accordance with Western Australian Government procurement requirements.
Priority is given to ideas that respond to defined innovation questions or clearly align with current program needs, delivery timeframes and risk considerations. Westport receives many submissions, and not all ideas will progress beyond initial assessment.
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